These days, with specialized news coverage, it is easy to track a technical story, nuance by nuance, and eventually drift away from the fact that we might not really understand the underlying foundation of knowledge that makes the story important. I think this is commonly the case with stories about the brain.

It is a complex organ and our understanding of how it works, despite tons of progress, remains nascent. Hopefully, some will appreciate this link to a great piece by National Geographic.

This is for any readers who would like to go back to basics and refresh themselves about the structure and function of that three-pound organ that makes us human.

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